BW Portraits

Black & white photography was my first love - it is what drew me to the genre in college in the late 80’s. Later on, the work of Yousef Karsh was as inspirational as it was formative. I love how the absence of color strips the image of any artifice - exposing the structure and laying bare the expression and emotion that animates an individual. My approach is one of minimal direction, allowing the subject to safely reveal parts that were heretofore concealed.